Next phase of auto policy to focus on black companies – Zuma

The next phase of automotive policy development would have a strong focus on creating black-owned suppliers in the automotive value chain, said President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday as he opened Toyota South Africa Motors’ (TSAM’s) new Fortuner and Hilux production lines in Durban. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had started the process of drafting a successor programme to the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP), which was scheduled to come to an end in 2020. “Black ...